# Accident 20120531010569A: Walters Don L RV-8, Hutchinson, MN, May 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2012, 15:50 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8833° N, 94.4000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8833&lon=-94.4000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N808WW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WALTERS DON L RV-8
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 850 total, 170 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120531010569A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33, SLIGHTLY BEYOND TAKIWAY C, AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 FEET.  PILOT THEN RAN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 3100 FEET.  TIRE TRACKS STOP JUST BEFORE OPPOSITE RUNWAY VASI LIGHTS, INDICATING PILOT BECAME AIRBORNE.  AIRCRAFT THEN ENTERED A STALL/SPIN SITUATION, AND DID A 180 DEGREE ROTATION.  IN SPIN ATTITUDE, LEFT WING HIT FIRST, FOLLOWED BY PROPELLER AND ENGINE.  AFTER IMPACT AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST IN THE GRASS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN12LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA333), May 31, 2012: Walters RV-8 (N808WW), Hutchinson, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during the landing attempt, his failure to maintain directional control, and his delayed attempted aborted landing at an airspeed that was too low,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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